Within a single week, three typhoons descended upon Asia in rare meteorological convergence — Dolphin, Chan-hom, and Peilou — testing the limits of what coastlines, cities, and communities can absorb when nature does not arrive one storm at a time. At least 26 lives were lost in the Philippines, and Beijing now faces rainfall in a single day that rivals a third of its annual total. As the region catches its breath, a fourth typhoon is already forming, reminding us that the Pacific does not pause for grief or recovery.
Asia battered by three typhoons in a week as fourth storm forms
At least 26 people killed in the Philippines, many from landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains and typhoon activity across the region.